Black Lives Matter, who saw an initial wave of support in the UK after George Floyd’s death, is now facing a setback, as several Britons draw a distinction between fighting racism and the organization’s more radical positions .
As the protests took off in the United States in June, they soon spread to the United Kingdom, where there was also a mix of peaceful protests against racism, violent outbursts, anti-police sentiments, and even vandalism of statues in places like Bristol.
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Meanwhile, in the British Premier League, soccer players “got down on their knees” before games and wore T-shirts printed with “Black Lives Matter”.
But there has been rejection over concerns that it is merging with the far-left organization Black Lives Matter, which has a British branch and has promoted ideas such as removing the police and dismantling the nuclear family.
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab last month opposed his kneeling, calling it a “symbol of subjugation,” and that he only knelt for Queen Elizabeth II and his wife when he asked her to marry him.
This week, left-wing Labor Party leader Keir Starmer raised his eyebrows when he made a careful distinction between the Black Lives Matter “moment” and the organization itself, even calling for his push to deny the police “without sense”.
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“It is a pity that he is getting tangled up with these organizational problems, with the organization Black Lives Matter, but he would not have any trucks with what the organization is saying about underfinancing the police, that does not make sense,” he said.
Those comments came after the BLM UK group tweeted a series of statements against Israel, including “calling for specific sanctions in line with international law against Israel’s colonial apartheid regime.”
He tweeted a list of demands by the Al Haq group, including the suspension of free trade agreements with Israel, the ban on all settlement trade, and the prosecution of those responsible for “war crimes” in the context of “illegal occupation and the apartheid “of Israel.
Starmer, who took a strong stand against anti-Semitism and fired a shadow cabinet member last week for spreading “anti-Semitic conspiracy theories,” did not mention those tweets, but they may have influenced his thinking.
Later, BLM tweeted that British policy is “gagged by the right to criticize Zionism, and the colonial persecutions of the Israeli settlers, we are loudly and clearly at the side of our Palestinian comrades.”
The radical inclination of the Black Lives Matter movement is no secret, and the leading American organization boasts of its desire to “disrupt the structure of the nuclear family prescribed by the West” and escape “from the strong control of heteronormative thought.” In particular, he has been a promoter of the elimination of police funds, which has proven to be his most controversial policy proposal.
Chris Green, a conservative MP from Bolton, joined the organization’s criticism and said that while he supports “the lives of blacks matter, in lowercase”, he does not support the campaign’s objectives.
“His manifesto talks about the end of the western nuclear family and about the removal of police funds. We can see that in New York City: £ 1 billion has been taken from the police. We can see that in other protests, we can see that in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was assassinated, the council has voted to remove the police, “he said, according to the Bolton News.
“When I speak to my constituents, this is not what they want. No one says, “I want less policing or fewer cops in the police.” Everyone says we want more, ”he said.
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Since then, the Premier League has issued a statement clarifying its support for Black Lives Matter, saying that “he offered this endorsement as we fully agree with the players’ sole goal of eradicating racial prejudice wherever it exists.
“However, we do not endorse any political organization or movement, nor do we support any group that calls for violence or endorses illegal activity,” the statement said. “We are aware of the risk posed by groups seeking to hijack popular causes and campaigns to promote their own political views.”
Parliamentarians had expressed concern about Premier League’s show of support for Black Lives Matter, and representatives had been questioned at a parliamentary hearing, where MP Steve Brine said the league appeared to have changed from previous opposition to political messages.
“We are an apolitical organization, we do not support political organizations,” league chief executive Richard Masters said, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reported that several Sky Sports commentators and presenters, who had previously worn “Black Lives Matter” badges, had taken them off during their coverage of the Brighton and Hove Albion v Manchester United match on Wednesday night .
Southampton FC legend Matt Le Tissier told the Mail: “I just don’t agree with some of the points in that move, specifically the police outlay and anti-capitalist points are things I disagree with.” .
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Meanwhile, former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Karl Henry tweeted that Black Lives Matter UK is “just a front for a selfish far left political organization” and that “most of the UK has had enough of that organization already.”
“A new inclusive and politically neutral anti-racism movement is very necessary to continue and support,” he said. Black lives matter! However, the divisive organization #BlackLivesMatter DOES NOT DO IT! ”
